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Cathedral By Raymond Carvers - 1,236 words
Cathedral By Raymond Carvers "For now we see
through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now
I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am
known" (1 Corinthians 13). The narrator of Raymond
Carver's "Cathedral" is a man living a life of
monotony, continuously feeding the cold and
bigoted mind that we witness for the first part of
the story. The process of guiding Robert through
the drawing of the cathedral, removes the narrator
from that dark looking glass and initiates a
tranformation in which he is compelled to meet
himself face to face; this awakening stirs the
narrator's humility, imagination, and faith. It is
human nature to embrace preconceptions regarding
the facets of daily l ...
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Facade I Know What You Mean These Words From Dolphus Raymond Not Only Gavescout A Surprise, But Also Started Her First Conver - 227 words
Facade I know what you mean. These words from
Dolphus Raymond not only gaveScout a surprise, but
also started her first conversation with him.
Through Mr. Raymond,Scout was able to see why
people sometimes may act differently in front of
some peoplethan they may usually behave. Before
the trial, Jem explains to Scout that ever since
his fiancee committedsuicide, Mr. Raymond had been
drunk. However, when Scout actually meets
DolphusRaymond, she finds him to be quite sober.
Scout asked why he would want thetownspeople to
think badly of him. Not at all offended like she
expected, he answered,Itain't honest but it's
mighty helpful to folks...you see they could
never, never understandthat I live ...
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1984 - 1,219 words
... statements that change every day. The other
reason for the diary is so that in the future,
people will be able to read what really, and to
inform them about beliefs on the party. Like
Winston, I believe George Orwell wrote 1984 in
order to allow a communist country to be revealed,
the Soviet Union. Orwells goal was to expose the
falsehoods of the Soviet Union as the model of a
socialist state. He also wanted to reveal the
dangers of totalitarianism, the deterioration of
objective truth, and the well thought-out
manipulation of Oceanias common peoples through
propaganda. The Ministry of Truth is where history
and facts both significant and insignificant are
rewritten to reflect the party' ...
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Acid Rain - 1,829 words
... . These particles collect on the leaves of the
tree, and studies have shown that when these
particles contain acid they can cause damage to
the leaves. The leaves are the part of the tree
that help make food, hence any damage to the
leaves will result in harm to the health of the
entire tree. Coniferous trees are vulnerable to
the harmful effects of acid rain as well. The
tree's needles are designed to nourish the tree
after they fall to the ground. Each needle houses
whole colonies of microscopic bacteria and algae
that help the tree change nitrogen into food at
the roots. Acid rain will often burn away this
material, thereby reducing adequate food supply,
and weakening the tree's healt ...
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Alchemy - 1,900 words
Alchemy ALCHEMY: The science by aid of which the
chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted
to transmute the baser metals into gold or silver.
There is considerable divergence of opinion as to
the etymology of the word, but it would seem to be
derived from the Arabic al=the, and
kimya=chemistry, which in turn derives from the
late Greek chemica=chemistry, from chumeia=a
mingling, or cheein, `to pour out` or `mix', Aryan
root ghu, to pour, whence the word `gush'. Mr. A.
Wallis Budge in his "Egyptian Magic", however,
states that it is possible that it may be derived
from the Egyptian word khemeia, that is to say
'the preparation of the black ore', or `powder',
which was regarded as the ...
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Alcoholism - 1,188 words
Alcoholism I am sitting at home playing Nintendo
with my roommate, jake, when I hear a knock at the
door. I wonder who in the world would be coming
over this late at night, because it's after
midnight. As I open the door, the tired, bloodshot
eyes of my upstairs neighbor, Steve, stare at me.
"Hi Sam," Steve says. As he attempts to enter my
apartment, he stumbles on the slight rise where
the weather strip runs under the door. As he
trips, his forehead smashes onto the edge of the
coffee table leaving a deep and bloody gash. I run
in the bathroom and grab a towel while Jake tries
to help Steve. It doesn't take us long to realize
that Steve is going to need stitches and is in no
condition to dr ...
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An Analysis Of White Butterfly - 1,452 words
An Analysis of White Butterfly In all of his
books, Walter Mosley captures the environment and
personalities of African Americans throughout post
WWII history. His first book A Devil in a Blue
Dress was met with instant acclaim. In this book
he introduced one of the most unique sleuths that
the literary world had seen. This 20th century
Sherlock's name is Easy Rawlins. In each Easy
Rawlins mystery, Mosley brings out a certain
aspect of his protagonist's life and uses it as a
subplot. In his third mystery, White Butterfly,
Mosley looks at the relationship between Easy and
his wife, Regina. The story starts off with Easy
enjoying a quiet Saturday afternoon with his
family. He has two children, ...
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An Oral History Of A Young Jewish Women In World War Ii - 1,229 words
... gardens. Similar to food rationing was the
rationing of gasoline. We didn't have a car, but
there was a card similar to the ration book, which
would ration gas to each car a week. People were
constantly finding tires and metal to contribute
to the war effort. One of the greatest aspects of
World War 2 was the unity of all the people of the
United States. Everyone was united in helping to
fight this war and having freedom reign over
tyranny. Now a days people are spoiled, wasteful
and all about themselves. During the war, another
great aspect was the role of women in America.
Before the war women were just seen as housewives,
teachers, secretaries or any other stereotypical
view of femal ...
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Animal Farm - 1,165 words
Animal Farm Animal Farm Eric Arthur Blair, better
known by his psuedonym George Orwell, is an
English author commonly known to write about
political issues. Orwell has been highly acclaimed
and criticized for his novels, including one of
his most famous, Animal Farm. In a satirical form,
George Orwell uses personified farm animals to
express his views on stalinism in the novel Animal
Farm. Throughout Orwell's early novels, democratic
socialism kept the author from total despair of
all humans(Greenblatt 104). After his better
experience in the Spanish Civil War and the shock
of the Nazi-Soviet pact, Orwell developed Animal
Farm. The socialism Orwell believed in was not a
hardheaded "realistic ...
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Aol Time Warners - 1,576 words
Aol Time WarnerS NEW YORKAmerica Online, Inc.
(NYSE: AOL) and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX)
announced today the management team and structure
for AOL Time Warners finance organization, which
will take effect upon completion of the merger of
the two companies. In making the announcement, J.
Michael Kelly, currently AOLs chief financial
officer and senior vice president, who will become
chief financial officer and executive vice
president of AOL Time Warner, said: We have
assembled an extraordinarily talented group of
finance executives from throughout AOL and Time
Warner, drawing on the strengths of both
companies. This is the first step in building the
foundation for a world-class finance fun ...
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Apec - 1,566 words
Apec The question is Can the Canadian government
maintain its committment to globisation without
comprimising its stand on human rights and why or
why not? The answer is no. Canada's committment to
globalization comprimises it's stands on human
rights for different reasons. The main reason
being APEC. The following paper will ague just
that and how Apec is causing many problems in
societies all over the world. APEC is a grouping
of 18 economies which aims to impose a free trade
zone in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite the
rhetoric, there is nothing free about free trade.
It is the forced changing of rules to benefit
corporations at the expense of people, governments
and the environment. As J ...
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Arthur Miller And Tennessee Williams, Including A Streetcar Named Desire - 4,340 words
Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, including A
Streetcar Named Desire (1947, film, 1951) and
Death of a Salesman (1949). He directed the
Academy Award-winning films Gentleman's Agreement
(1947) and On The Waterfront (1954), as well as
East of Eden (1955), A Face in the Crowd (1957),
Splendor in the Grass (1961), and The Last Tycoon
(1976). His two autobiographical novels, America,
America (1962) and The Arrangement (1967), were
turned into films in 1963 and 1968. Bibliography:
Koszarski, Richard, Hollywood Directors, 1941-1976
(1977). Jolson, Al
-------------------------------- (johl'-suhn) The
singer Al Jolson, b. Asa Yoelson in Lithuania,
c.1886, d. Oct. 23, 1950, immigrated with his fa ...
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Bennets: The Executioner - 1,072 words
Bennet's: The Executioner "I am the executioner.
When the crime is committed and the Lord God does
not take vengeance nor does the exalted State move
to declare and then to punish, I say when these
bitter events happen, then comes the time for the
executioner to declare himself or herself as the
case may be. I have waited long enough. So the
time has come, and I declare myself the
executioner. The three criminals are hereby
sentenced to death. By fire. By earth. By water."
This is the direct and powerful quotes taken from
the novel, The Executioner. It explains the basic
plot of the story of the one word that every man
fears: Revenge. The Executioner was written by the
Canadian born author, ...
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Bennets: The Executioner - 1,071 words
... s with driving liscenses. In the plot, the
reason for Ray dying was because of drunk driving.
Bennett may have been emphasizing the thought that
driving drunk kills. When some adolescents read
this, they may think twice about drinking and
driving. Another strength that Bennett used was
that he created a certain mood in the story. At
the beginning, all was calm, with humor added by
Raymond. When Raymond dies, there is no humor
left, just a void of sadness, and the executioner.
Now that the humor is gone, all emotions are
stressed on anger, and revenge. This creates more
excitment and anxiety in the hearts of the
readers. It was also interesting to see how
Bennett puts one chapter in every ...
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Bingo Long Traveling - 967 words
Bingo Long Traveling Ask someone either at home or
at work, "How are you doing today?" Several
replies will be forthcoming. Some respond "Ok",
"Fine" or "Surviving". As long as Sallie Potter's
Louisville Ebony Aces were playing ball in the
Negro League circuit, times and surviving were
good. A steady salary, Potter's bus, driven by
Potter, with reclining seats, which carried the
team from one scheduled game to another, black
hotels, black restaurants and night clubs made for
an indulgent and uncomplicated life on the road.
When Potter released veteran player Raymond Mikes,
because he broke his foot rounding third base,
playing the Philadelphia American Stars, Bingo
organized the players and ...
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Boethius - 1,879 words
Boethius Throughout history, every society has
searched for some way to express its feelings and
beliefs. Music has been an integral part of
virtually every culture, so it is quite natural
for people to have written about this subject.
More literature has survived than actual music,
which leaves modern scholars with the job of
translating, interpreting, and trying to
understand the writings of people prior to modern
musical notation. Anicius Manlius Severinus
Boethius wrote and translated many books on
subjects he felt were important to the education
of future generations. Of particular interest is
his book, The Fundamentals of Music (De
institutione musica). Even though this book is no
long ...
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Bonnie And Clyde In Oklahoma - 1,211 words
Bonnie And Clyde In Oklahoma Bonnie and Clyde in
Oklahoma by Rick Mattix Two of the Southwest's
more noted desperados during the early 1930's were
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Bonnie and Clyde
(or the Bloody Barrows, as they were then commonly
called) terrorized the country, from Texas to Iowa
and back, for two years, slaughtering at least a
dozen men, most of whom were peace officers. They
regularly visited Oklahoma in the course of their
depredations. Raised in the slums of West Dallas,
Clyde Chestnut Barrow (or Clyde Champion, as he
preferred to be called) and Bonnie Parker Thornton
apparently met in early 1930. He was the son of a
former sharecropper who now ran a gas station in
West ...
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Bonnie And Clyde In Oklahoma - 1,237 words
... rding to newspaper accounts, though this
writer, as yet, has found no evidence the gang
ever carried Thompsons. Billie Parker would later
say that they threw several boxes, containing only
parts of guns, into a lake. At Enid, they also
stole the car of Dr. Julian Field, containing his
medical supplies. After sending Billie Parker
home, the gang traveled to Ft. Dodge, Iowa and
robbed three gas stations, then went to Platte
City, Missouri. Police surrounded the Barrows at a
Platte City motel. They shot their way out but
Buck was badly wounded. Five days later, on July
24, 1933, the gang was again surrounded in the
woods north of Dexter, Iowa. Buck and Blanche were
captured. Clyde, Bonnie a ...
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Book Notes - 1,011 words
Book Notes Title: After The First Death Author:
Robert Cormier Date Started: 02/06/00 Date Ended:
03/06/00 The Characters: a) Main Characters Miro:
Miro is a teen-age terrorist that came from
another country know, in the story, as their
"Homeland". Even Miro himself is uncertain of his
age because during the training (Or as they call
it, school) age is not important. Te training is
preparing them for terrorism. Miro is feeling less
and has learned not to give in to the call of
nature. For example: Things such as hunger,
Restroom needs and most important sleep and
tiredness. In the story Miro is a doubtful teen
looking for action. Artkin: Artkin is a very dark
and dangerous man. He rescued Mi ...
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Book Notes - 1,017 words
... rtkin told him to hold off. The reason her did
that is because he thought the girl would be
useful on tending the kids. Also she would make a
good hostage. Miro was instructed to get close to
the girl and gain her trust. As Miro talked to her
he discovered that the girls name was Kate. Kate
also had a few secrets of her own. She had a very
weak bladder and she also had a spare key to the
bus ignition so that once Miro took his periodic
breaks and stood outside the bus she would try to
drive the bus off the bridge and by doing so save
both her and the children. While all of this was
going on the police and the soldiers started to
move into that are and the woods around the
bridge. The woo ...
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